Startup Grants & Funding in Odisha

A credit-linked subsidy scheme by Coir Board and Ministry of MSME for setting up coir production units, offering up to ₹10 lakh project cost plus working capital, with a 40% subsidy.

90% of short-term course fees at top-50 NIRF management institutes refunded to SC/ST entrepreneurs, up to Rs. 1,00,000.

PMMSY subsidy of ₹6–9 lakh for one marine finfish nursery rearing 2 lakh fingerlings a year.

Financial assistance for SC/ST-owned MSEs by reimbursing up to 80% (max ₹25,000) of the annual membership fees for government-promoted e-commerce portals like GeM, e-khadi, and MSME Mart.

PMMSY subsidy of ₹5.6–8.4 lakh per 0.1 ha biofloc unit, including inputs, for freshwater areas.

Reimbursement of 80% or up to ₹20,000 of the annual membership fee for Export Promotion Councils (EPC) for SC/ST-owned MSEs.

Zero equity incubation for Indian startups in emerging technologies, with subsidized co-working, a prototyping lab, shared GPU access and a rental subsidy for female founders.

SC/ST MSEs get back 80% of Export Promotion Council membership or entry fees, up to Rs. 20,000 a year.

24-week paid SpaceTech incubation at AIC T-Hub with mentorship from ex-ISRO scientists and global market access.

Supports individuals and teams with scalable 'zero to one' ideas for social improvement.

IIM Nagpur Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (InFED) offers equity-free incubation support, mentoring, and funding facilitation to startups, women entrepreneurs, rural youth, and aspiring entrepreneurs in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

A 4-month hybrid accelerator for startups building responsible, inclusive, and impactful AI solutions, offering mentorship, market access, investor connections, and AWS cloud credits.

Cisco LaunchPad is a B2B Corporate Accelerator program designed to propel deep-tech startups working in disruptive technologies through grants, mentorship, and extensive tech and investor access.

Oil India Limited's Start Up Fund, under the 'SNEH' program, offers technical and financial support along with incubation to DPIIT-recognized startups across ideation, early traction, and scale-up stages.

Equity-free funding for a proof of concept, plus mentorship and test beds, for startups in mobility, sustainability, manufacturing and AI in Maruti Suzuki's 12th cohort.

NASSCOM AI CoE invites AI and deep-tech startups with working products or validated prototypes to deploy innovative solutions in the sports sector across five key areas.

A Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs focusing on socio-economic empowerment of six notified minority communities through skilling, women leadership, entrepreneurship, and education.

This scheme by the National Jute Board fosters innovation and product diversification in the Jute Diversified Products sector by providing design development, technical support, and market exclusivity.

An 8-week hybrid program by DST and GDC, IIT Madras, supporting deep-tech innovators and early-stage startups to commercialize STEM research through structured learning, mentorship, and customer discovery.

TIDES TBI is a flagship incubation program by IIT Roorkee and DST-NSTEDB, fostering technology-based startup ideas through comprehensive support, funding, and infrastructure.

A sector-specific accelerator program for electronics and semiconductor startups with PoC/MVP, offering access to MPW, foundries, EDA tools, mentorship, and funding opportunities.